Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) -1 reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(459 total reviews)
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38% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 459 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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459 reviews
4.0
Sep 10, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility in location but geo fenced

Cons

Hectic work culture and politics

3.0
Aug 30, 2024

depends on luck

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great scale, great processes, good starting point

Cons

too little documentation, inefficient planning

4.0
Aug 27, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good. It's probably the easiest big tech to get into. You can have a good experience if you have a good manager/org.

Cons

Upper level management doesn't really care. RTO has been a mess.

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